What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adv Product Development and Research position at Spirit AeroSystems?
Overview
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities:
- Support advanced manufacturing projects from concept to transition to operation through the stage gate process.
- Conceive innovative manufacturing processes, designs, and advanced technologies for existing manufacturing processes
- Define and perform research programs to mature concepts, technologies and processes.
- Define future factory vision, concepts and options with cost and benefit evaluation.
- Understands full life cycle requirements for product and process development.
- Perform trade studies for design and manufacturing alternatives.
- Defines engineering requirements and compliance approaches up front for design for manufacturing and/or automation
- Work in concert with key functions to align and advance research plans. Build positive relationships with internal support disciplines, customers and suppliers.
- Progress concept through initial configuration, prototyping, risk reduction and mature technology readiness.
- Create plans and evaluations for future work packages, i.e. managing projects from start to finish
- Define necessary resources and development plans.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited program with 10 years of relevant experience in
- Mechanical Engineering Knowledge: Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, including materials science, mechanics, and manufacturing processes
- Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze complex design challenges and develop creative solutions
- Attention to Detail: High level of precision and accuracy in design and documentation
- Communication Skills: Effective communication with cross-functional teams to convey design concepts and collaborate effectively
- Prototyping and Testing: Create prototypes, test tools, and refine designs based on feedback and performance data.
- Collaboration: Work with Engineers, Quality Assurance, Production Managers, Operations Engineering and Mechanics to Understand Factory Problems and Develop Optimal Solutions.
- Interpret and Create Engineering Drawings: identify design flaws, and optimizing designs based on testing and feedback to improve manufacturing efficiency
- Must be a self-starter and able to perform duties with minimum supervision
- Experience building interpersonal professional relationships
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3D computer aided modeling
- Experience with robotics, automation, design, and various programming languages (C , Python)
- Familiarity with Linux operating system I.E. Ubuntu
- Experience utilizing various Microsoft Office Suite applications, such as Office 365 and Microsoft Project, Power Point, Excel, Word, Teams and Visio
- Experience with aerostructure manufacturing
- Experience in cross-functional project management
- Experience with Continuous Improvement/ Lean/ Industry 4.0/ World Class Manufacturing/ Future Factory/ Production System
- Knowledge of engineering, manufacturing and supply chain
- Knowledge of operational processes, flow and procedures
- Knowledge of financial processes and procedures
- Knowledge of Robotic Operating System (ROS and ROS2)
- Research experience
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
